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Kurgan State University

In research, Kurgan State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,277 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,811 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,717 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics and Education — Language and Linguistics is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,794
of 28,054 · #20,553 all time
Rank in Russia
#380
of 1,062
Research works
2.1k
▲ 912% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Kurgan State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,277 of 12,888 3.5%244 #14466
Social SciencesDomain #6,811 of 10,521 3.6%526 #10730
Social SciencesField #4,717 of 6,365 2.8%353 #7643
EducationSubfield #1,615 of 1,892 3.2%188 #2601
Health SciencesDomain #11,326 of 11,982 4.8%78 #10113
Information SystemsSubfield #1,233 of 1,291 5.2%69 #2439
Computer ScienceField #4,458 of 4,667 5.3%82 #6883
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,912 of 1,998 8.6%78 #3356
Life SciencesDomain #7,611 of 7,800 1.0%82 #14025
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,366 of 3,409 0.7%67 #5917

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kurgan State University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#14,466 #8,277
  2. Social Sciences#10,730 #6,811
  3. Social Sciences#7,643 #4,717
  4. Education#2,601 #1,615
  5. Health Sciences#10,113 #11,326
  6. Information Systems#2,439 #1,233
  7. Computer Science#6,883 #4,458
  8. Arts and Humanities#3,356 #1,912
  9. Life Sciences#14,025 #7,611
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,917 #3,366
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Kurgan State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 29.2 works7.2×
  2. EducationSubfield · 188.5 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 82 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.89× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.31× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 353 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kurgan State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ирина Алексеевна Попова, Rustam Shukurov and V. A. Bubnov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kurgan State University.

  1. 1 Ирина Алексеевна Попова Russia · #244,049 worldwide 6 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Rustam Shukurov Russia · #728,643 worldwide 0 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 V. A. Bubnov Russia · #826,549 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 И. П. Попов Russia · #1,367,624 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 E. M. Kuznetsova Russia · #1,599,083 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kurgan State University

Which keywords describe research at Kurgan State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pedagogy, Educational Technologies, Language Teaching, Digital Education, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Formative Assessment and Artistic Education.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Pedagogy166▲ 36×8 topics
  2. Educational Technologies130▲ 179×2 topics
  3. Language Teaching130▲ 55×6 topics
  4. Digital Education126▲ 104×3 topics
  5. Teaching Methods123▲ 93×4 topics
  6. Critical Thinking123▲ 134×3 topics
  7. Formative Assessment122▲ 195×2 topics
  8. Artistic Education122▲ 260×1 topic
  9. Student Competencies122▲ 260×1 topic
  10. Education89▲ 5.6×42 topics
  11. Sustainable Development79▲ 5.3×39 topics
  12. Globalization77▲ 4.2×30 topics
  13. Educational Technology73▲ 6.6×19 topics
  14. Innovation72▲ 7.4×34 topics
  15. Online Learning60▲ 7.7×11 topics
  16. Sustainability59▲ 2.6×38 topics
  17. E-Learning58▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Language49▲ 21×7 topics
  19. Teacher Training47▲ 8.1×10 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship45▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Economic Development39▲ 5.2×16 topics
  22. Digital Economy38▲ 22×11 topics
  23. Digitalization38▲ 20×8 topics
  24. Digital Literacy35▲ 6.2×7 topics
  25. Technology32▲ 6.4×10 topics
  26. Digital Transformation31▲ 6.4×15 topics
  27. Distance Learning31▲ 9.8×7 topics
  28. Investment29▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Industrial Enterprises28▲ 152×1 topic
  30. Innovation Economics28▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Higher Education25▲ 5.0×9 topics
  32. Student Engagement25▲ 6.7×8 topics
  33. Cognitive Development22▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Linguistics21▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Curriculum Design21▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Digital Competence21▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Distance Education21▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Pedagogical Management21▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Remote Teaching21▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Media20▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Kurgan State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Educational Methods and Teacher Development and Foreign Language Teaching Methods.

Education, Innovation an…122Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 122 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 28 fractional worksEducational Methods and Teacher Development: 21 fractional worksForeign Language Teaching Methods: 21 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Challenges: 18 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 16 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 15 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 15 fractional worksEducation and Professional Development: 12 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 11 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsCommunication3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 122 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  3. 3 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 21 works
  4. 4 Foreign Language Teaching Methods Education 21 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 18 works
  6. 6 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 16 works
  7. 7 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 15 works
  8. 8 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 15 works
  9. 9 Education and Professional Development Education 12 works
  10. 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 11 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kurgan State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 912% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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